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Map the entire Internet — any device, anywhere, all the time. — NSA TREASUREMAP PPT
Last week, The Intercept and Spiegel broke the story of NSA's TREASUREMAP, an effort to map cyberspace, relying on both NSA's defensive (IAD) and offensive (TAO) faces.
As Rayne laid out, it aspires to map out cyberspace down to the device level. As all great military mapping does, this will permit the US to identify strategic weaknesses and visualize a battlefield — even before many of adversaries realize they're on a battlefield.
Against that background, NYT provided more details on the penetration of JP Morgan's networks that has been blamed on Russia. The new details make it clear this was about reconnaissance, not — at least not yet — theft.
Over two months, hackers gained entry to dozens of the bank's servers, said three people with knowledge of the bank's investigation into the episode who spoke on the condition of anonymity. This, they said, potentially gave the hackers a window into how the bank's individual computers work.
They said it might be difficult for the bank to find every last vulnerability and be sure that its systems were thoroughly secured against future attack.
The hackers were able to review information about a million customer accounts and gain access to a list of the software applications installed on the bank's computers. One person briefed said more than 90 of the bank's servers were affected, effectively giving the hackers high-level administrative privileges in the systems.
Hackers can potentially crosscheck JPMorgan programs and applications with known security weaknesses, looking for one that has not yet been patched so they can regain access.
Though the infiltrators did observe metadata — which, the NSA assures us, is not really all that compromising.
A fourth person with knowledge of the matter, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said hackers had not gained access to account holders' financial information or Social Security numbers, and may have reviewed only names, addresses and phone numbers.
I'm not trying to make light of the mapping of one of America's most important banks. Surely, such surveillance may enable the same kind of sophisticated attack we launched against Iran, having done similar kind of preparation.
But we should keep in mind what the US has been doing as we consider these reports. If and when Russia or Germany catch us conducting similar reconnaissance on the networks of their private companies, they will surely make a big stink, as we have been with JP Morgan (though the response to the Spiegel story has been muted enough I suspect Germany's intelligence services knew about that one, particularly given NSA's reliance on Germany for targets in Africa).
But if the US is going to treat digital reconnaissance as routine spying (and the President's cyberwar Presidential Policy Directive makes it pretty clear we consider our own similar reconnaissance to be mere clandestine spying), then we should expect the same treatment of our most lucrative targets.
That doesn't make it legal or acceptable. But that does make it equivalent to what we're doing to the rest of the world.
One final point. If you're going to map the entire Internet, any device, anywhere, by definition you need to map America's Internet as well. Are we so sure our own Intelligence Community hasn't been snooping in JP Morgan's networks?
On Sunday I asked who was crying wolf — JP Morgan itself, or Mike Rogers — about the claimed JP Morgan attack that might not be a serious attack at all and had been attributed to Russia without yet proof of that.
So who should crawl out of his sinecure but Keith Alexander?
Keith Alexander, the NSA director from 2005 until last March, said he had no direct knowledge of the attack though it could have been backed by the Russian government in response to sanctions imposed by the U.S. and EU over the crisis in Ukraine.
"How would you shake the United States back? Attack a bank in cyberspace," said Alexander, a retired U.S. Army general who has started his own cybersecurity company to sell services to U.S. banks. "If it was them, they just sent a real message: 'You're vulnerable.'"
The hackers who attacked JPMorgan, the biggest U.S. bank, were "a group with exceptional skills or a nation-state backed group," Alexander said in an interview yesterday at Bloomberg's Washington bureau.
"If you wanted to send a message, do you think that was significant enough for the U.S. government to say one of the best banks that we have from a cybersecurity perspective was infiltrated by somebody?" Alexander asked. "And if they could get in to do that, even if they never use it, they could get in and collapse it. Does that cause you concern?"
Note how Alexander admits he has no personal knowledge of the attack but then opines about the skills of the hackers and goes from there to hypothesize how this was a response from Russia?
So maybe it wasn't JP Morgan or Mike Rogers crying wolf. It sure looks like Alexander is willingly feeding the poorly evidenced claims about this hack.
But don't worry, Keith Alexander doesn't have a conflict of interest at all.
There was a weird spate of reporting on the cyberthreat to banks last week. Normally, security firms (and occasionally really good tech journalists) report under their own name on such attacks — after all, they have businesses to run! But not the story — first reported by Bloomberg Wednesday evening – that Russia had attacked JP Morgan. At first, these reports appeared to be coming from FBI — given that the FBI investigation served as the lede of the story.
Russian hackers attacked the U.S. financial system in mid-August, infiltrating and stealing data from JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and at least one other bank, an incident the FBI is investigating as a possible retaliation for government-sponsored sanctions, according to two people familiar with the probe.
The attack resulted in the loss of gigabytes of sensitive data, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the probe is still preliminary.
But over the course of the story — and two more sources introduced with no description beyond that they had been briefed on the probe — the FBI officially gave no comment.
The sophistication of the attack and technical indicators extracted from the banks' computers provide some evidence of a government link. Still, the trail is muddy enough that investigators are considering the possibility that it's cyber criminals from Russia or elsewhere in Eastern Europe. Other federal agencies, including the National Security Agency, are now aiding the investigation, a third person familiar with the probe said.
J. Peter Donald, an FBI spokesman in New York, declined to comment.
In at least one of the attacks, the hackers grabbed sensitive data from the files of bank employees, including executives, according to a fourth person briefed on the probe, who, like the other individuals with knowledge of the matter, declined to divulge the name of victims other than JPMorgan. Some data related to customers may also have been accessed, the person said.
The NYT's version of the story, published later on Wednesday, also cited a bunch of people described only as "briefed on the continuing investigation."
A number of United States banks, including JPMorgan Chase and at least four others, were struck by hackers in a series of coordinated attacks this month, according to four people briefed on a continuing investigation into the crimes.
The hackers infiltrated the networks of the banks, siphoning off gigabytes of data, including checking and savings account information, in what security experts described as a sophisticated cyberattack.
The motivation and origin of the attacks are not yet clear, according to investigators. The F.B.I. is involved in the investigation, and in the past few weeks a number of security firms have been brought in to conduct forensic studies of the penetrated computer networks.
According to two other people briefed on the matter, hackers infiltrated the computer networks of some banks and stole checking and savings account information from clients.
I'm in the middle of a deep dive in the Section 215 White Paper — expect plenty of analysis on it in coming attractions!
But I want to make a discrete point about this passage, which describes what happen to query results.
Results of authorized queries are stored and are available only to those analysts trained in the restrictions on the handling and dissemination of the metadata. Query results can be further analyzed only for valid foreign intelligence purposes. Based on this analysis of the data, the NSA then provides leads to the FBI or others in the Intelligence Community. For U.S. persons, these leads are limited to counterterrorism investigations.
The Primary Order released several weeks back calls these stored query results "the corporate store." As ACLU laid out, the government can do pretty much whatever it wants with this corporate store — and their analysis of it is not audited.
All of this information, the primary order says, is dumped into something called the "corporate store." Incredibly, the FISC imposes norestrictions on what analysts may subsequently do with the information. The FISC's primary order contains a crucially revealing footnote stating that "the Court understands that NSA may apply the full range of SIGINT analytic tradecraft to the result of intelligence analysis queries of the collected [telephone] metadata." In short, once a calling record is added to the corporate store, anything goes.
More troubling, if the government is combining the results of all its queries in this "corporate store," as seems likely, then it has a massive pool of telephone data that it can analyze in any way it chooses, unmoored from the specific investigations that gave rise to the initial queries. To put it in individual terms: If, for some reason, your phone number happens to be within three hops of an NSA target, all of your calling records may be in the corporate store, and thus available for any NSA analyst to search at will.
But it's even worse than that. The primary order prominently states that whenever the government accesses the wholesale telephone-metadata database, "an auditable record of the activity shall be generated." It might feel fairly comforting to know that, if the government abuses its access to all Americans' call data, it might eventually be called to account—until you read footnote 6 of the primary order, which exempts entirely the government's use of the "corporate store" from the audit-trail requirement.
The passage from the White Paper seems to suggest there are limits (though it doesn't explain where they come from, because they clearly don't come from FISC).
This analysis must have a valid foreign intelligence purpose — which can include political information, economic information, espionage information, military information, drug information, and the like. Anything other countries do, basically.
But if the data in the corporate store pertains to US persons, the FBI can only get a lead "for counterterrorism purposes."
At one level, this is (small) comfort, because it provides a level of protection on the dragnet use.
But it also may explain why HSBC's US subsidiary didn't get caught laundering al Qaeda's money, or why JP Morgan always gets to self-disclose its support for Iranian "terrorism." So long as the government chooses not to treat banks laundering money for terrorists as material support for terror, then they can consider these links (which surely they've come across in their "corporate store!) evidence of a financial crime, not a terrorist one, and just bury it.
I would be curious, though, whether the government has ever used the "corporate store" to police Iran sanctions. Does that count as a counterterrorism purpose? And if so, is that why Treasury "finds" evidence of international bank violations so much more often than it does American bank violations?
Citing this line from Lanny Breuer in last week's Frontline program,
I think I and prosecutors around the country, being responsible, should speak to regulators, should speak to experts, because if I bring a case against institution, and as a result of bringing that case, there's some huge economic effect — if it creates a ripple effect so that suddenly, counterparties and other financial institutions or other companies that had nothing to do with this are affected badly — it's a factor we need to know and understand.
Sherrod Brown and Chuck Grassley have sent a list of questions they want Eric Holder to answer by February 8.
The questions are:
I'm interested in their focus on contractors. Has someone like Promontory Financial Group been making these decisions too?
In any case I await Holder's non-responsive answer with bated breath.
Yesterday, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued two orders to JP Morgan Chase, one related to its London Fail Whale, the other related to failures in its Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering compliance. With respect to latter order, OCC said, in part:
(1) The OCC's examination findings establish that the Bank has deficiencies in its BSA/AML compliance program. These deficiencies have resulted in the failure to correct a previously reported problem and a BSA/AML compliance program violation under 12 U.S.C. § 1818(s) and its implementing regulation, 12 C.F.R. § 21.21 (BSA Compliance Program). In addition, the Bank has violated 12 C.F.R. § 21.11 (Suspicious Activity Report Filings).
(2) The Bank has failed to adopt and implement a compliance program that adequately covers the required BSA/AML program elements due to an inadequate system of internal controls, and ineffective independent testing. The Bank did not develop adequate due diligence on customers, particularly in the Commercial and Business Banking Unit, a repeat problem, and failed to file all necessary Suspicious Activity Reports ("SARs") related to suspicious customer activity.
(3) The Bank failed to correct previously identified systemic weaknesses in the adequacy of customer due diligence and the effectiveness of monitoring in light of the customers' cash activity and business type, constituting a deficiency in its BSA/AML compliance program and resulting in a violation of 12 U.S.C. § 1818(s)(3)(B).
That last one is the real peach. You see, in spite of the fact the order includes 22 pages of things JPMC "shall" do to fix this problem, the order did not include any fine. Remember, it has been less than 18 months since JPMC got caught–among other things–sending a ton of gold bullion to Iran in violation of sanctions. That time, at least, Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Controls fined JPMC, if only $88.3 million.
Still, here were are a year and a half later, with JPMC still refusing to police what it is helping its customers do, and the government is letting JPMC off with no fine.
Compare that to the treatment of Karen Gasparian, the manager of the G&A Check Cashing company out in LA. Today, he got sentenced to five years in prison for doing precisely what Jamie Dimon did: fail to comply with BSA/AML law. In his sentencing, he even submitted record of all the big banks that have skated for doing what he did, including HSBC's 1.9 Billion wrist slap, and noted the disparity in treatment.
An even greater problem with the Government's seeking a sentence of incarceration in this case is the disparity when compared to other instances of the same offense, or instances involving even more egregious conduct, such as much larger financial institutions conducting business with drug trafficking organizations and terroristic regimes like Iran. Time and time again, the United States Government has offered deferred prosecution agreements (and fines) to financial institutions whose conduct was exponentially more egregious than the conduct at issue here. Mr. Gasparian's offense, while serious, was still far short of the conduct committed by these other institutions. Any sentence of incarceration in this case would be a loud proclamation that the rich and powerful receive one type of justice, while those less powerful receive another type.
The government, of course, insisted on enhancements to Gasparian's sentence because his crime amounted to over $100,000 in a one year period (the government sent two confidential witnesses to cash checks at G&A, which is how they proved that amount).
Remember HSBC provided over $990 million in cash to a terrorist bank over a four year period. All that's before you consider their money laundering for Mexican cartels and probable Russian mafia. Not a single HSBC employee was so much as indicted, much less sent to jail for five years or for a lifetime for material support for terrorism.
And now JPMC–and its "manager," Jamie Dimon–not only get off without indictments, but without even a fine (at least not from OCC–OFAC may end up fining them).
The government submitted a bunch of sealed documents explaining why Gasparian should be treated so much more harshly than the big banks. I'm just going to assume the government explained what great intelligence work the big banks are doing to avoid being subjected to the rule of law.
Predictably, Lanny Breuer
waved his dick around boasted about this conviction.
"Karen Gasparian, Humberto Sanchez and their company G&A Check Cashing purposefully thwarted the Bank Secrecy Act, making it easier for others to use G&A to commit illegal activity," said Assistant Attorney General Breuer. "They knew they were required to report transactions over $10,000, but deliberately failed to do so. As this case shows, check cashing businesses must adhere to our anti-money laundering rules, or else pay the consequences."
This is the guy who, just one month ago, failed to even mention he was letting a bank that sent hundreds of millions in cash to a terrorist bank off without any charges.
At this point, it's beginning to look like DOJ's disparate treatment is not just about preserving his buddies the CEOs. But it's about eliminating the little competitors like G&A so the equally corrupt big banks can take over their markets.
Update: Adding this from the government's sentencing motion. The government insisted that Gasparian do time … as a deterrent.
Because there are hundreds of check cashers in Los Angeles as well as an underlying health care fraud problem, it is more important that the sentence here be sufficient to promote respect for the law and general deterrence for the types of criminal activities defendant engaged in as well as the health care fraudsters. A significant sentence is also necessary to reflect the serious [sic] of the offense, deter criminal conduct, and protect the public from defendant.
It has been less than 18 months since JP Morgan Chase was fined $88.3 million for–among other things–sending a ton of gold bullion to Iran.
Yet JPMC's regulators are about to scold JPMC–and demand it improve the compliance programs it promised to improve 18 months ago–again.
Only, having found JPMC didn't implement the promised compliance programs after being fined, JPMC's regulators this time will not fine the bank for violating US law.
A U.S. regulatory probe of JP Morgan Chase & Co is expected to result in an order that the bank correct lapses in how it polices suspect money flows, in an action expected as soon as Friday, people familiar with the situation said.
The action would be in the form of a cease-and-desist order, whichregulators use to force banks to improve compliance weaknesses, the sources said.
The order is expected to be issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve.
JP Morgan is not expected to pay a monetary penalty, according to one person familiar with the situation.
This is what counts as seriousness from US bank regulators–ever quieting peeps when American banks openly flout the law (they're a bit harsher with European banks, though still believe in forgiving such banks for things like material support to terrorism).
A teenager busted for shoplifting would pay more in fines than JPMC reportedly will pay for helping crooks–even alleged assassins–do their crime.
When I first read that the government was going to investigate JP Morgan Chase ∂for money laundering, I thought this was another case where the government continued to give wrist slaps–in the form of softball fines–to banks for behavior that never really changed. And to some degree that will be the case. After all, little more than a year ago Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control accused Jamie Dimon's company of a whole slew of things, including sending Iran a ton (literally) of gold bullion. And in spite of the fact OFAC said JPMC substantially cooperated with their investigation so they could give it a softball fine, the settlement actually made it clear they had done anything but. (Though the softball fine may have also had something to do with what I suspect was cooperation on setting up the Scary Iran Plot.)
So here we are again, investigating JPMC for money laundering. Again.
But I wonder whether this doesn't reflect an effort on the part of the Office of Comptroller and Currency, which the NYT says is leading the probe, to improve on its past willful neglect in this area.
Regulators, led by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, are close to taking action against JPMorgan Chase for insufficient safeguards, the officials said. The agency is also scrutinizing several other Wall Street giants, including Bank of America.
The comptroller's office could issue a cease-and-desist order to JPMorgan in coming months, an action that would force the bank to plug any gaps in oversight, according to several people knowledgeable about the matter. But the agency, which oversees the nation's biggest banks, has not yet completed its case. JPMorgan is in the spotlight partly because federal authorities accused the bank last year of transferring money in violation of United States sanctions against Cuba and Iran.
Since OFAC let JPMC off with a wrist slap last year, the OCC has gotten a new confirmed head, Thomas Curry, from FDIC, and gotten rid of a corrupt Chief Counsel, Julie Williams. OCC also got hammered in Carl Levin's report on HSBC's money laundering.
To carry out [its oversight] mission, in the words of the OCC, it conducts "regular examinations to ensure that institutions under our supervision operate safely and soundly and in compliance with laws and regulations," including AML laws. However, the HSBC case history, like the Riggs Bank case history examined by this Subcommittee eight years ago, provides evidence that the current OCC examination system has tolerated severe AML deficiencies for years and given banks great leeway to address targeted AML problems without ensuring the effectiveness of their AML program as a whole. As a result, the current OCC examination process has allowed AML issues to accumulate into a massive problem before an OCC enforcement action is taken.
As DDay noted earlier, Treasury will ignore that Standard Chartered signed a settlement confirming that it had hidden $250 billion worth of transfers by gaming its documentation so that it can sign a softball unified settlement with everyone else.
It's more important that SCB get its softball settlement, I guess, than Treasury maintain even a shred of credibility.
But in addition to simply ignoring that earlier settlement, Treasury is also giving this excuse for its softball settlement.
Prosecutors and Treasury officials will also assess a smaller penalty because the bank came forward voluntarily with information about its transactions and compliance with United States sanctions, according to the law enforcement officials.
Remember this, from Benjamin Lawsky's original settlement?
At a meeting in May 2010, SCB assured the Department that it would take immediate corrective action. Notwithstanding that promise, the Department"s last regulatory examination of the New York branch in 2011 identified continuing and significant BSA/AML
failures, including:
- An OFAC compliance system that lacked the ability to identify misspellings and variations of names on the OFAC sanctioned list.
- No documented evidence of investigation before release of funds for transactions with parties whose names matched the OFAC-sanctioned list.
- Outsourcing of the entire OFAC compliance process for the New York branch to Chennai, India, with no evidence of any oversight or communication between the Chennai and the New York offices. [my emphasis]
As of last year, SCB wasn't even doing what they claimed they were doing to fix this problem. More troubling, they had replicated what they and other banks had done before, simply send the office engaging in this fraud so far away from the US so as to offer the US branch plausible deniability.
That's what counts as "voluntary" cooperation in TurboTax Timmeh Geithner's Treasury Department: ongoing efforts to continue engaging in the same kind of games.
In February, here's what Jennifer Shasky Calvery said in testimony before a House Subcommittee.
These staggering amounts of money in the hands of some of the worst criminal elements create a terrifyingly vicious cycle – money enables [the crooks] to corrupt the economic and political systems in which they operate, thereby allowing them to consolidate and expand their power and influence, which gives rise to more opportunity to commit crime and generate revenue.
Mind you, I'm cherry picking a quote from testimony about Transnational Crime Organizations. But it shows the blindness DOJ (and the Administration generally) have had as they try to repurpose their counter-terrorism tools to combat transnational crime: to some extent, what's true of drug cartels is also true of the banks that have escaped prosecution even while doing as much damage as the drug cartels.
And yet we never get around to prosecuting our own transnational criminal organizations, the banks.
It's worth keeping in mind, now that Shasky Calvery takes over at Treasury's FinCEN, the part of the Agency that makes sure corporations are complying with reporting requirements of suspected financial crimes.

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Straily, Fuld lead Athletics over Twins 6-1
MINNEAPOLIS — By the time Dan Straily took the mound for the second inning, he knew he just didn't have it.
His velocity nowhere to be found, the 25-year-old right-hander took the next step in his maturation process by gritting his teeth, focusing on location and changing speeds over anything flashy and shutting down the Minnesota Twins.
Straily pitched three-hit ball for seven innings and Sam Fuld hit a rare home run to help the Oakland Athletics complete a three-game sweep with a 6-1 victory Thursday.
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XL Announce Pay Close Attention Compilation, Share Unreleased Vampire Weekend Documentary on Contra
By Evan Minsker on August 5, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. EDT
On August 25, XL Recordings will celebrate 25 years with a new compilation called Pay Close Attention, which compiles important music from the label's illustrious discography. Radiohead, M.I.A., the White Stripes, Vampire Weekend, the Prodigy, the xx, Adele, Tyler the Creator, Jai Paul, Gil Scott-Heron, Basement Jaxx, the Horrors, Devendra Banhart, Basement Jaxx, and many more appear on the record.
The Horrors Announce New Album Luminous
By Carrie Battan on February 24, 2014 at 10:19 a.m. EST
The Horrors have a new album on the way, their first since 2011's Skying. It's called Luminous and out on May 5 via XL. That's the album cover up there. First song "I See You" will be played on Zane Lowe's show on Radio 1 in the UK and KCRW's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" in the U.S. today.
Vampire Weekend Announce Album Release Date
By Laura Snapes and Amy Phillips on January 22, 2013 at 10:04 a.m. EST
Vampire Weekend have announced via their website that their third album will be out in the U.S. on May 7 and May 6 in the UK via XL Recordings. The follow-up to 2010's Contra does not have a title yet.
Bobby Womack Announces New Album Co-Produced by Damon Albarn and Featuring Lana Del Rey
By Jenn Pelly on March 8, 2012 at 12:24 p.m. EST
Bobby Womack: "Please Forgive My Heart"
Details have been confirmed about the new album from revered soul artist Bobby Womack, which was produced by Damon Albarn and XL Recordings head Richard Russell.
Sigur Rós Announce Live Album and Film
By Tom Breihan on August 17, 2011 at 10:35 a.m. EDT
Last week, Sigur Rós posted a video teasing the release of "surprise film event" Inni. And after stirring up an appropriate amount of frothing anticipation, they've hit us with the details. Inni, it turns out, is both a live film and a double live album, and it's coming from XL in November.
New Release: Friendly Fires: Pala
By Larry Fitzmaurice on April 19, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. EDT
Artist: Friendly Fires
Album: Pala
Release Date: May 16 (UK), May 24 (U.S.)
Label: XL
Tyler, the Creator Signs to XL
By Ryan Dombal on February 14, 2011 at 10:45 a.m. EST
Odd Future capo Tyler, the Creator has signed a one-album deal with XL Recordings to release his forthcoming album, Goblin, due for an April release. The rapper's new single, "Yonkers", is now available on iTunes (peep the cover art above).
Speaking about the record deal, Tyler wrote on Twitter: "Yes, I Did A One Album Thing With XL. Thats Family. Don't Trip, Still Have %100 Creative Control Over Raps, Beats, Videos, Covers. Fuck You." Kid's got a mouth on him.
Watch the "Yonkers" video below:
Jamie from the xx Remixes Gil Scott-Heron Album
By Larry Fitzmaurice on November 29, 2010 at 10:40 a.m. EST
Gil Scott-Heron's BNM'd comeback LP released earlier this year, I'm New Here, is getting the remix album treatment-- with a twist. We're New Here is a full-length reimagination courtesy of the xx's beatmaker, Jamie Smith, set to drop February 22 in the U.S. and February 21 in the UK via XL/Young Turks. You can watch the video for Smith's rework of I'm New Here standout "New York Is Killing Me" below, and check out the tracklist as well.
News in Brief: Hot Chip, Holly Miranda, Heavy Trash, Next Big Nashville
By Tom Breihan on September 22, 2009 at 5:20 p.m. EDT
-- Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor has temporarily put aside his band's meticulous synthpop for psychedelic improv. Along with Spring Heel Jack's John Coxon and Pat Thomas, Taylor has hooked up with This Heat drummer Charles Hayward to form About. The new band's self-titled debut, recorded in one improvised two-hour session, came out this week on Treader.
-- The New York singer-songwriter Holly Miranda has signed to XL. The label will release her Dave Sitek-produced debut album early next year. She'll spend the rest of the year playing shows in America and Europe with half the bands in our Best New Music section; Antlers, Wild Beasts, and the xx are all on Miranda's tour itinerary.
-- On October 13, Jon Spencer's garage rock band Heavy Trash will release Midnight Soul Serenade, their third LP, via Big Legal Mess/Fat Possum. Members of Lambchop, the Phenomenal Handclap Band, and Those Darlins guest.
-- Nashville might be best known for country, but the city will play host to plenty of indie rock when the Next Big Nashville festival comes to town October 7-10. Phosphorescent, Jemina Pearl, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Courtney Tidwell, David Vandervelde, Lucero, the Black Angels, Disappears, and many more will perform.
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David Oliker, CEO of insurer MVP Health Care in Schenectady, New York, said there is much to admire in the Swiss health care system, but that does not mean the whole Swiss system can, or should, be duplicated here. "It is a great model for the Swiss, but they are country of seven million people."
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David Oliker has just returned from a whirlwind tour of the Swiss health care system, and he is ready to go back anytime.
"What's not to like about Switzerland?" said the CEO of Schenectady-based MVP Health Care. "They have chocolate, skiing, watches, banks and really great health care."
Switzerland is considered by many to have the best health care system in the world. Everyone is covered—although it remains a private, competitive process—and quality of care is high. But while Oliker, who will retire from MVP at the end of February, sees a lot we can learn from the Swiss, he is not sure their system would work here.
"It is a great model for the Swiss, but they are country of seven million people," he said.
Oliker, who is 64, traveled to Switzerland Nov. 25 with Dr. Peter Otto, a professor at Union Graduate College in Schenectady, and 12 MBA students. For five days, they visited health insurers, pharmaceutical plants, hospitals, and REGA, the rescue service that will pick up sick and injured Swiss where ever they happen to be, even another country.
This was actually Oliker's second visit to Switzerland. He was there in the fall of 2011 with a group of about two dozen managed care and health systems executives. But that trip was about policy and meetings with "the wonks."
"This time was different, it was kind of a hands-on experience," he said. "We had the ability to sit down and interact with the people who were actually doing whatever it was they were doing—researching cures, writing health plans, running the hospitals, flying the helicopters. We covered a lot of geography and a lot of health care systems in five days. Sometimes we were at it from seven in the morning until 10 at night."
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I needed something inexpensive that would block out the sun on my huge windows. It definitely keeps the heat out. However, it does not hang smoothly at all. It has stayed stiff for four months now, with the fabric not relaxed or smoothed out from time. Color is great though. Back side coating makes it stiff. But it works.
Bought these curtains to block out the sun in my son's apt. I found the fabric to have a nice feel. Beware when ironing though--Do not iron the lining as it will disintegrate. Look great and do the trick as far as keeping the room dark
I bought these black out curtains in the teal for my son's nursery. I absolutely loved their quality (very heavily, definitely would have blocked out the sun and heat), however I had to return them because the window in the room is an odd one and it just didn't look right. I will probably have to buy a roman shade instead but I want to get the gray color for my master bedroom because they are awesome curtains and I was so bummed they didn't work out. The teal is a tad bit lighter than the picture but I knew that when I bought them based on other people's reviews.
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NCAA Game Summary - Marshall at Tulsa
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Final Score: Tulsa 79, Marshall 70
Tulsa, OK (Sports Network) - Jordan Clarkson scored 21 points as he helped lead the Tulsa Golden Hurricane to a 79-70 win over the Marshall Thundering Herd in Conference USA action at the Reynolds Center.
Also scoring in double figures for the Golden Hurricane (14-9, 7-2 C-USA) were Steven Idlet and Tim Peete with 16 and 14 points, respectively, both in a reserve role as the team won its seventh in a row.
The Herd (14-9, 5-4) was paced by Damier Pitts and DeAndre Kane who both tallied 21 points, while Dennis Tinnon tacked on 12 and nine boards as the team bowed for the fifth time in six games.
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U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown says he has a plan to end a Medicare policy that's caused seniors across the country to be unexpectedly hit with large bills and costs after receiving needed care.
Brown visited the Maple Knoll Village retirement community in Springdale on Wednesday to share details about the plans and meet with residents who've been impacted by what he called an Medicare "technicality."
Under current Medicare policy, a beneficiary must have an inpatient hospital stay of at least three days in order for Medicare to cover post-hospitalization skilled nursing care.
But patients that receive hospital care on "observation status" do not qualify for the benefit, even if their hospital stay lasts longer than three days.
"It's not the way Medicare is intended to work," said Brown. "It's happening increasingly, which means Medicare beneficiaries aren't getting their full benefits and service."
In recent years, more hospitals have applied observation status to seniors' hospital stays, just as new rules have landed that penalize the hospitals for readmitting Medicare patients within 30 days of a stay.
The number of patients under observation rose 69 percent in five years, to 1.6 million nationally in 2011, according to the most recent federal statistics. At the same time, Medicare hospital admissions have declined slightly, according to Kaiser Health News.
Brown says his plan, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act, would allow for the time patients spend in the hospital under "observation status" to count toward the required three-day hospital stay for coverage of skilled nursing care.
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Kppp's default setting (probably?) has a bug. In the Debian branches I tested in the file /etc/ppp/peers/kppp-options, the option noauth is commented out with a hash mark (#). For dialout, the option should be present, so please remove the hash mark or add noauth to pppds standard options in /etc/ppp/options. This option for pppd just means that the address being connected to your modem is not required to authenticate itself, which makes sense here because you are not planning to let the modem log on to your computer, but you want to log on to the provider's network instead.
After fixing that, you need to tell kppp that your modem is actually connecting via UMTS or GPRS, which is an init string that has to be sent to the modem before dialing.
For your Internet connection, add
as the Init2 string in the kppp Edit Modem Commands options (Figure 1), which differs among different providers.
For UMTS or GPRS, the number to dial is always (without the "ATD" prefix) *99# (including the asterisk and hash mark). Before your modem is ready to serve as a modem, you must unlock the SIM for this session. To do so, you either need to remove the PIN that protects the SIM Card from unauthorized use, or send the PIN once while the modem is plugged in. The modem command for this purpose can be typed directly in the kppp "terminal" that you can open in the modem command window,
where 1234 is replaced by your SIM's pin number. If you mistype the number, the modem will greet you with a "PUK Pin" instead of "SIM Pin" request, which means you will have to unlock the SIM with the much longer PUK that was provided with your SIM Card. Failing authentication will result in the modem responding with something like "illegal command" to every dial attempt.
Now you are ready to connect. You can save all settings in kppp; only the PIN command above must be typed each time you remove and reconnect the modem from the computer's power, unless you disable the PIN on your SIM Card.
An anonymous poster on the Ubuntu forums at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5569939 reports that the /etc/wvdial.conf entry shown in Listing 2 worked for him.
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01 [Dialer Defaults] 02 Init1 = ATZ 03 Init2 = ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0 04 Init3 = AT^SYSCFG=2,2,3FFFFFFF,1,2 05 Init5 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","3internet" 06 Modem Type = Analog Modem 07 Baud = 460800 08 New PPPD = yes 09 Modem = /dev/ttyUSB0 10 ISDN = 0 11 Stupid Mode=1 12 Phone = *99# 13 Password = three 14 Username = three 15 16 [Dialer 3g] 17 Init4 = AT^SYSCFG=14,1,3FFFFFFF,2,4 18 19 [Dialer gprs] 20 Init4 = AT^SYSCFG=13,1,3FFFFFFF,2,4
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Stick Script
In the October 2008 issue of Linux Magazine, you told of the script to put Knoppix 3.5.1 onto a USB stick.
I have a 4GB (3950Kb or something) USB stick, and it is not big enough. It bombs out with an error stating that there is not enough space. What size stick do I need? I was under the impression that this type of thing could be done on a 1GB stick.
The CD version of Knoppix is about 700MB, whereas the DVD version is over 4GB. The CD version should fit on a 1GB stick. The DVD version requires a stick of around 5GB, so the closest common size available is probably an 8GB stick for the DVD version (which I frequently use for testing USB boot compatibility).
Also, if you remaster the compressed files, please make sure the resulting size of a single file after compression does not exceed 4GB, because that is the maximum file size supported by the FAT32 filesystem, which is usually used for USB sticks.
The same limit applies for a plain ISO 9660 CD-ROM/DVD filesystem. Thus, to stay below this limit, the compressed files are split into two parts on the Knoppix DVD, then they are merged via UnionFS/AuFS during the boot process.
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Three Plays and Performances in Denver for September 25-28
This week, Shakespeare goes to the ballet and the classic tales of Edgar Allen Poe go for a hike in Boulder, while Aurora's Vintage Theatre brings back a poignant musical about married life. Continue reading for all the details.
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The closest grocery stores are Color Works Studio, Monavie and Grocery Outlet.
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I'm tired of coming home from a trip and immediately heading to the grocery store. It's no fun when you have jet lag and so many other things to do. Actually, I have never found grocery shopping fun, even when I'm well-rested. I started seeing Amazon Fresh trucks driving around Los Angeles and then noticed some of my neighbors getting their groceries delivered, but it wasn't until a friend posted about her experience that I decided to give it a go.
Now I'm halfway through a trial of Amazon's latest offering, Amazon Fresh. It's basically a grocery delivery service. You shop for your groceries online, pick a delivery date/time, and voila… groceries appear on your doorstep. This is particularly exciting because I'm someone who has always disliked grocery shopping and making multiple weekly trips to the store.
After the trial period ends, my credit card will be billed $299 each year for the service. This comes out to about $4.30 per week to not have to regularly step foot in a grocery store. If you're already an Amazon Prime member, it'll be prorated as part of the Fresh upgrade. When you have a full life like me – work, family, travel, and blogging – this is a reasonable time-saver.
I'm headed out of town shortly, but I'm already in the process of building my grocery list that I'll schedule to be delivered the day I get home. No more exhausted runs to the grocery store the minute I step foot off the airplane.
Here are a few things I've noticed about using Amazon Fresh over the past 2-3 weeks:
- The iPhone app is okay, but I find it's much easier to order from the computer browser.
- While they have a large grocery selection (and growing), don't expect them to have absolutely every brand you prefer.Sometimes they don't have all the ingredients I need for a recipe, but at least I can easily delete the rest of the items in my virtual cart which were bought exclusively for the dish.
- I love that they've partnered with some local shops and restaurants. I'm looking forward to adding cheeses from the Beverly Hills Cheese Shop for my next party!
- On that note, the wine selection is still limited. Beer too.
- You can add a tip to your order, but not required.
- Their customer service is top notch. They did have a fluke ordering issue that was entirely their fault (on my first order!), but they rocked and made everything more than right.
- I have yet to see same-day delivery available in my area for what I've ordered. I typically have to sign up for next day delivery or even schedule it for 2 days later, depending on the availability of what's in my cart.
- I'll still be going to Trader Joe's for a few of my favorite things.
- Between orders, I'm stuck with the Amazon Fresh bags and coolers. They take up a lot of space in our small Los Angeles apartment.
- The produce is as fresh as the stuff I'd pick out in the grocery store.
Overall, I love it! If you've tried it, leave your two cents….
I'm not being paid or compensated to write about Amazon Fresh. I am trying out the service and find it very useful, so I thought I'd share the gem.
6 Things to Know About Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos
by Katie
Filed under Family Travel, Travel + Wine
We knew we wanted one last family trip before our toddler turned the magical age of two and we'd have to shell out the cash for an extra plane ticket. As we typically do when we're planning a trip, we looked at a map and threw around ideas: Fiji? Tahiti? Hawaii? Costa Rica? No. Four nights seemed too short to travel the distance. Besides, did I mention the toddler? We needed close, easy, and all-inclusive to counteract the stress of work and everyday life.
Los Cabos, Mexico? Bingo.
Once we nailed down the destination, I did my usual searching through travel review sites like TripAdvisor and Oyster. It didn't take long to decide on the family-friendly Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos, the first-ever all-inclusive Hyatt hotel.
It was a quick shuttle ride from the airport, and once we arrived, all our worries melted away. If you're considering a stay at the Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos or have already booked a vacation, here are a few things you should consider:
1. A swim-up suite might be worth the extra money.
The view from our Swim-Up Suite
It was worth every penny for our family. We knew our son would be too young for the kids club and we'd be stuck in the room at naptime each afternoon, so we splurged on a swim-up suite. Instead of being confined to the room, we'd put him to sleep in the crib and hang out on lounge chairs or take a dip in the pool… literally feet away from the room and within earshot.
When you book this suite, you gain access to Premium Level services including access to the Exclusive Premium Level Lounge with premium drinks, light snack options, and appetizers all day. While I wouldn't normally consider this a perk worth the extra money, we had our "this is awesome and so worth it" moment when we went up for drinks on their spacious patio and nobody else was there. As any parent can attest, it's a very good thing when your toddler can roam and run without bothering anyone. So yes, we quietly sipped margaritas and held hands while the tot tested out every single seat on the balcony. And then started over again. It was a relaxing 30 minutes. We headed back to the Lounge a few more times throughout our stay and had the same experience.
Tip: If you don't have a swim-up suite, be warned that people head to the pools early to reserve lounge chairs for the day. You snooze, you lose.
2. Book a family photo session.
Adventure Photos has a storefront at Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos and you can make an appointment for a photo session. What's the coolest thing about this company? Your 30-minute photo session is free and you only pay for the photos you like. At the time of our stay, photos were $15 each and you can get them in digital format with copyrights. If you end up wanting many of the shots like we did, it's cheaper to buy a package.
A few of our favorites from the Adventure Photos session.
Tip: Book your appointment as soon as you get to the resort because time slots fill quickly. I'd recommend not waiting until the last day for your photo session. This way, if for some reason you aren't completely satisfied with the pictures, you can rebook before you leave.
3. They don't have the best swimming beach – but it doesn't matter.
The surf is way too rough. If you spend a few minutes reading Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos reviews online, you'll figure this out. We knew before booking, but because we planned to spend most of our time in the pool, it didn't matter. We headed to the beach for pictures and to play in the sand. Within minutes, we were back at the pool because we couldn't take the heat.
Bring your own beach toys to Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos
4. Relax and enjoy the night sky on the lounge beds by the firepits.
They're awesome and the best place at Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos to enjoy a nightcap. Enough said.
5. Kids will love it.
If your kids are old enough to head to the kids club, awesome. If not, depending on the age and your budget, consider that swim-up suite. For the younger crowd, there's also a splash pad and playground.
Swim-Up Suite fun for the whole family. Mom relaxes and toddler plays.
We arranged our swim-up suite lounge chairs to make a kiddie pool and the tot had a blast with his pool toys we brought from home. Yet another reason we loved that upgrade.
6. Couples can enjoy the quieter adults-only pool.
I made a point to spend a few child-free hours at this pool while the boys napped one afternoon.
The Swim-Up Suites that connect to the quiet adults-only pool.
While the other pools offer ocean views and a swim-up bar, this pool is secluded and quiet. No screaming, no crying. It was heavenly. I also noticed some of the swim-up suites connect to this pool, so if you're on a honeymoon or aren't vacationing with kids… take note!
Bottle Whipped with Spanish Garnacha
by Katie
Filed under Travel + Wine, Wine & Vineyards
It has been one of those days. A non-stop schedule, late lunch, no evening appetite… but a hankering for the right kind of wine. You know, something that can be sipped alone, no apps or meal necessary. Something fruity, yet not over the top. A wine with a hint of minerality and, well, dare I admit… I'm in the mood for a hint of leather. Call me a bad girl!
This wine is just what #TGIF ordered and perfect for an early evening toast to welcome the weekend. A bottle of Castillo de Monséran Garnacha from Cariñena in the heart of Aragón in Spain. I've been bottle whipped.
BucketListed: La Paz, Mexico
by Katie
Filed under BucketListed, Destinations, Family Travel, Travel + Wine
La Paz, Mexico has been on my travel bucket list for a few years now. It's an hour and forty minute direct flight from LAX and you don't have to deal with the crowds and rough surf you'll find in Los Cabos (although there is a time and place for that too… I do love Los Cabos!). I want to visit La Paz because it seems so raw, like maybe it's a taste of the real Baja – fewer tourists and more locals – while still offering all the splendid amenities I appreciate when visiting a resort town.
Yeah, after seeing that video, I figured you'd be adding it to your bucket list too. It has been officially "BucketListed" by TravelPlusWine. Is "BucketListed" even a word? It is now…
Here's what there is to do in La Paz:
Escape the hustle and bustle of Los Cabos and swim in water so calm and clear, I imagine you'll contemplate the meaning of heaven on earth. La Paz, Mexico is located on a bay in the Gulf of California and offers a slightly off-the-beaten path destination for adventure and relaxation seekers alike.
When you've spent enough time swimming or kayaking Balandra beach, head back to town and stroll the Malecón at sunset. It offers extraordinary bay views and you can visit a number of shops, restaurants, bars, and cafes while passing beautiful sculptures. Wine lovers will want to head to Steinbeck's at the CostaBaja Resort for dinner for multi course meal paired with carefully selected Mexican wines. Or, for a simple meal, I'm sure fish tacos are abundant in La Paz.
If you're in La Paz between December and March, you can't leave town without signing up for a whale watching tour. We did this in Loreto and it was well worth the time and money. The blue whale, humpback whale, and whale shark all make this region their winter retreat. I've seen pictures of people swimming with these whales. If that's a bit too up close and personal, maybe stand up paddleboarding is just the right amount of space between you and these gentle beasts. Same goes for visiting the sea lion colony at the point of Isla Partida.
Ok, so maybe La Paz is home to a few big(ish) waves. If that's what you're after, grab your surfboard head to the beaches of Pescadero and Los Cerritos near Todos Santos. Speaking of water sports, Baja California Sur is home to international fishing tournaments. You can hire a guide and boat complete with everything you need for a day of casting your line. Fresh mahi mahi for lunch, anyone?
Where to stay in La Paz:
A quick Internet search with turn up with a number of options. Here are a few to consider:
Photo Credit: CostaBaja Resort & Spa
The hotel is 10 minutes south of downtown and the first five star resort in La Paz. Rooms have balconies with breathtaking views, free wifi, a coffee maker, and swanky glass-enclosed showers (hello romance!). You can also arrange to stay in condos, perhaps a good option if you're traveling with a small group. Whenever I'm staying at a resort, I always make it a point to check out the spa and treat myself to a massage. CostaBaja's spa offers over 60 different treatments.
Photo Credit: Seven Crown
Stay right where the action is in this contemporary hotel. Maybe indulge and get an ocean view suite so you can watch people stroll the Malecón and enjoy the evening lights from the comfort of your private balcony. Soak in the jacuzzi after a long day of exploration and adventure.
Photo Credit: Seven Crown
This is Seven Crown's newest hotel and located in the historic city center of La Paz. Some suites are fully equipped with a small lounge and kitchenette for those who prefer doing their own cooking or simply having that option. This property has a swimming pool.
- Camping:
Budget travelers will enjoy the 'camping on the beach in Mexico' option. El Coyote, San Evaristo, and San Juan de la Costa are some easy-access beaches near the city where you can camp. Just do your homework because camping permits are required. Tour companies can also take you camping and provide everything you need. Forget something? Apparently you can find it in La Paz.
Getting to La Paz:
AeroMexico has a direct flight from LAX to La Paz Thursday – Sunday. The first bag checked is free, your carry-on is free, they serve meals, snacks, and no extra charge for your beer. You could have a very pleasant buzz before even landing in Mexico, courtesy of AeroMexico.
Travel deals to La Paz:
AeroMexico Vacations offers very reasonable Air + Hotel deals to La Paz, so it's a great site to start your vacation research.
Have you been to La Paz, Mexico? Any tips?
Win a trip to Taiwan
by Katie
Filed under Destinations, News, Tips & Deals, Travel + Wine
Who doesn't love a free trip? I was just talking about wanting to go on a tea tasting tour of Taiwan when I saw this contest.
CheapOair, in conjunction with the Taiwan Tourism Board and China Airlines, is helping travelers make this dream trip a reality by giving away two round trip tickets, accommodations for a seven day, six night stay and a customized itinerary in Taipei.
Between November 11, 2013 and November 24, 2013, fans of CheapOair on Facebook can enter to win this enticing adventure and explore:
· Taipei
· Sun Moon Lake
· Fo Guang Shan Monastery
· Kaohsiung City
· Kenting National Park
· East Coast National Scenic Area
· Taroko National Park
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The American Arbitration Association (AAA) is a private enterprise in the business of arbitration, and one of several arbitration organizations that administers arbitration proceedings. The AAA also administers mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. It is headquartered in New York City. The International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), established in 1996, administers international arbitration proceedings initiated under the institution's rules. ICDR currently (as of 2007[update]) has offices in New York City, Dublin, and Mexico City, and is scheduled to open an office in Singapore.
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I love BioOil, I've used it in the past on several scars and it has worked miracles. So of course I turned to it to avoid stretch marks as LO grows :) But this is the first time I've used it over a larger area and I'm going through it so quickly! I put it on my chest, tummy, thighs, and backside and I use one of the smaller bottles every 1.5-2 weeks. I'm just wondering if other users go through that much as well or am I using more than necessary? Thanks!
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Posted 02/09/2013
I use it too just for stomach, sides, and boobs. I put it on after the shower and this bottle is only half way done.
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I love bio oil I use it right after I get out of the shower also and I'm on the same small bottle with a 1/4 about 3 weeks now.
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I do use mine twice a day and have exceptionally dry skin anyway. Perhaps I could cut back to once a day useage? Sounds like in going through it more quickly than is necessary!
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I would only use it once a day, but also moisturize with something else too if you're really dry.
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It usually lasts me about 3-4 weeks using it twice a day every day.... only on my belly part of my back and my boobs and only a small amount for each area and on top of that I use cocoa butter formula massage lotion just so my skin stays moisturized
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I use a small amount, 2x a day on my boobs. I didnt like how it felt on my tummy so I use palmers which dries quicker and is less messy.
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I have the large bottle and I started using it when I was 5wks (found out I was pregnant at 3 wks) I am now 22 weeks and I still have about 1/4 left I use it on belly boobs hips and butt. Only once a day though then in the evening I use Palmers pregnancy coco butter. Maybe try bio oil once and the for your second moisture session use something else.
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I have a small bottle that I use 2x a day on boobs, tummy, and sides. I've gone through about 1/5 a bottle in two weeks.
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2003 Mercury Marauder Trilogy #140 Supercharged: 11.745 @ 115.560
Merc, Engine: 03 Cobra, Supercharger: Trilogy Kit #140 Tires: BFG Drag Radials 245/40/18
2003 Mercury Marauder Trilogy S/C #124: 11.802 @ 117.160
Glenn Ford, Engine: 4.6 DOHC 32 valve stock internals, Supercharger: Trilogy #124 Tires: MT Street ET 28x11.5x16
2003 Mercury Marauder Trilogy #2: 11.844 @ 115.990
mi2qwk4u, Engine: 4.6 V-8 32V DOC, Supercharger: Eaton M-112 Tires: Stock fronts, 305/45/18 Nitto Extreme Drag radials
1998 Honda Interceptor : 11.897 @ 114.040
Justin Kimbrough, Engine: 800cc, Tires: Conti-Road Attack Rear 180
2004 Mercury Marauder Trilogy S/C #67: 11.986 @ 115.910
Defyant, Engine: 4.6 DOHC, Supercharger: Trilogy Msports S/Cer#67 M112 Tires: BFG front, Nitto DR rear
2003 Mercury Marauder Kenny Brown S: 11.998 @ 115.000
Jeff Weeks, Engine: 4.6L 4V, Supercharger: Vortech SQ Trim Tires: BFG Drag Radial
2003 Mercury Marauder : 12.007 @ 114.000
BillyGman, Engine: S/Ced 4.6L DOHC, Supercharger: Trilogy/Eaton roots Tires: P305/45/18 Nitto DR
2006 Honda Interceptor Vtec: 12.022 @ 114.110
2003 Mercury Marauder Supercharger: 12.126 @ 113.890
robotek911, Engine: 4.6L - Built, Supercharger: Vortec T-Trim Tires: Nitto Drag Radials
2003 Mercury Marauder # 18 Vortech Supercharger: 12.187 @ 112.940
Maraudermark, Engine: 4.6 Built, Supercharger: Vortech T- Trim Tires: Nittos & Kdw
2004 Mercury Marauder Trilogy #33: 12.223 @ 114.650
Martin Ingenbrandt, Engine: 4.6L DOHC, Supercharger: Trilogy Motorsports Eaton M-112 Turbos: n/a Tires: Nitto 555r 305 Drag Radials
2003 Mercury Marauder Reinhart Prepared: 12.282 @ 112.120
glassman99, Engine: 4.6 DOHC Cobra, Supercharger: Vortec JT Tires: Nitto drag radial
2003 Mercury Marauder 4 Dr Sedan: 12.284 @ 112.020
camerajim, Engine: 4.6L; bored .20 over and stroked to 5.0L), Tires: Stock Front; BFG Drag Radials-295-18(rear)
2003 Mercury Marauder 300A: 12.356 @ 111.880
Todd Nowlin, Engine: 281 CI, Supercharger: Trilogy Eaton M112 Tires: nitto 555 DOT drag radial
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